September 2006-present
Fulbright Scholar in Beijing, China

• Collecting dissertation data on behavior management in preschools
• Affiliation with Beijing Normal University Preschool and the Hong Kong Institute of Early Education
• Preparing dissertation materials for publication

September 2005-present
Research Assistant: Prof. George Scarlett, investigator, Eliot Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.

• Co-author of a textbook on Behavior management
• Collaborated with a photographer and design artist for book design
• Prepared text for publication in Fall 2007

February 2005- present
Research Assistant: Prof. Rebecca New, investigator, Eliot Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.

• Study on home-school relationships and school readiness in a Chinese Head Start Program
• Data collection and analysis on 20 parent and 10 teacher interviews
• Preparing article for publication

September 2005-present
Research Assistant: Prof. Ellen Pinderhughes, investigator, Eliot Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.

• Study on the ethnic development of children adopted from China.
• Data collection and analysis on 30 families with children adopted form China.
• Preparing article for publication

March 2004-September 2005
Research Assistant: Prof. Richard M. Lerner, investigator, Applied Developmental Science Institute, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.

• Write developmental scripts for video
• Assisted in Tufts on-site preschools to film clips to match developmental milestones to accompany a Child Development textbook

September 2004-August 2005
Doctoral Research Assistant: Rika Nagaoka (M.A. Student) investigator, Eliot Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.

• Study on Anticipating and Responding: What is a Sensitive Teacher in the U.S. and Japan?
• Data analysis of teacher interviews
• Article accepted for publication in Journal of Research in Childhood Education

September 2001-February 2003
Book Author: Prof. George Scarlett, investigator, Eliot Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.

• Conducting Literature Review for book publication
• Worked on a team to publish a textbook on Children's Play
• Collaborated with a photographer and design artist for book design
• Prepared text for publication

May 2000-August 2001
Fellowship Research: Watson Foundation, 293 South Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

• Pursued a course of independent study of preschool children's misbehavior in London, Taiwan, Japan and Newfoundland
• Independently filmed, interviewed and observed in over 35 preschool sites
• Provided periodic reports to the foundation and prepared a final report
• Presented study results

January 1998- April 1999
Independent Research: Holy Cross Honors Program, Capital Normal University College of Foreign Languages, Beijing, China.

• Intensive Study of Chinese
• Conducted data collection in Chinese preschools in Beijing
• Presented study results

Summer 1998
Summer Research Intern
Sesame Street Research, Children's Television Workshop, New York, New York

• Conducted data collection for first longitudinal study
• Prepared findings for presentation
• Data Analysis